“Devious nuns” and voting laws

Indiana’s chief elections legal officer, Jerry Bonnet, defended his state’s photo identification voting law for Texas senators today, saying he knew of no instance of anyone suffering major problems voting because of the law.

But Sen. Leticia Van de Putt, D-San Antonio, said she knew of a story where 10 nuns were barred from voting in the 2008 election because they did not have driver’s licenses. Bonnet said the incident was a set-up.

“The nuns did have passports … but they refused to present them,” Bonnet said. “It really was a media event. That incident would seem to be discredited as a legitimate event.”

“You’re saying this was organized by devious nuns?” Van de Putt asked.